Hajj Hassan criticizes official silence over attack against ISF members in Arsal
Agriculture Minister Hussein Hajj Hassan Monday said that, except for the stance of the President of the Republic, the official reactions condemning the attack against ISF members in Arsal were not as expected. He denounced the silence prevailing over this matter, wondering whether condemning such acts has become tied to the identity or the affiliation of the assaulted people, criticizing the "March 14 forces which claim to be seeking freedom, sovereignty and independence, as well as the protection of the state and its institutions, on top of which the ISF."

[ed notes:he refers to this attack   3 ISF members Injured in Dispute with Arsal - THENAKEDFACTS  The army took measures to arrest the supporters of Ali al-Hujairi after they attacked the ISF checkpoint, causing bruises to three of them, VDL added.According to VDL (93.3), the policemen were injured in the fighting that pitted Arsal residents and members of the rebel Free Syrian Army against the security forces over the transfer of the injured Syrian opposition fighter to Lebanon.